Apple patents workout screen that shows heart rate alerts and graphs
Apple has patented a user interface for tracking physical activities that displays a scrollable list of options for workouts and heart rate data. When a user's heart rate matches a specific alert pattern, the screen shows a notification that can be tapped to view more details. The system can also send this heart rate data to another device to display a graph of the activity over time.
In the filing’s own words
The present disclosure generally relates to managing user interfaces associated with physical activities. The user interface displays a scrollable list of affordances associated with physical activities. The affordances may contain physical activity and heart rate information. A user can launch a physical activity tracking function or an interface to change a workout metric using an affordance. Users can also control the music that is played in response to selecting a workout. Further, the interface can be used to compose a reply message to a received message that contains workout information. The interfaces can show a graph that includes heart data when the user's heart rate meets a heart rate alert criteria.
What exactly they claim (claim 1)
1. An electronic device comprising: a display; one or more input devices; a physical activity tracking sensor; one or more processors; and memory storing one or more programs configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for: while tracking heart rate data corresponding to data received from the physical activity tracking sensor: in accordance with a determination that a heart alert setting is enabled: determining whether the heart rate data satisfies a heart rate alert criteria, wherein the heart rate alert criteria includes a criterion that is satisfied when a heart rate pattern matches a heart rate alert pattern; in accordance to determining that the heart rate data satisfies the heart rate alert criteria: displaying, via the display, a first user interface including a heart rate alert affordance; receiving, via the one or more input devices, user input corresponding to the heart rate alert affordance; in response to receiving the user input corresponding to the heart rate alert affordance: ceasing to display the first user interface; and displaying, via the display, a second user interface different from the first user interface, wherein the second user interface includes additional information associated with the heart rate data; and subsequent to receiving the user input corresponding to the heart rate alert affordance: transmitting the heart rate data to an external device; and causing display of a graph, on a display of the external device, comprising the heart rate data that satisfies the heart rate alert criteria over a period of time; and in accordance to determining that the heart rate data does not satisfy the heart rate alert criteria, forgo causing display of the heart rate alert affordance.
Facts
- Company
- Apple (Apple Inc.)
- Official title
- Displaying a scrollable list of affordances associated with physical activities
- Patent number
- US12761775B2
- Application number
- 18772967
- Filed
- Jul 15, 2024
- Granted
- Oct 13, 2026
- Inventors
- 5
- Claims
- 15
Classified under
G06F 3/0482 Physics & computingA61B 5/0205 Human necessitiesA61B 5/1112 Human necessitiesA61B 5/1116 Human necessitiesA61B 5/1118 Human necessitiesA61B 5/1123 Human necessitiesMore from Apple in Wearables
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